Chair.



,` B. HORTON.

CHAIR. APPLICATION FILED MAB. 13, 1909.

49497,68 1*'. "Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

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UNITED s'rnrps riirnn'r onrion.

BERTHA Honroiv, or Toneiiivoicin', Kansas;

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T o all whom 'it may concern:

13e it knoivn4 that I, BERTI-1A liloiiiois,` a citizen of the United States, residing at 'Tonganoxie, in the count-y of Leavenworth construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter. fully described and claimed, reference being had' to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a chair embodying my invention as `arranged for ilse as a rocking chair. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the saine. Fig. 3 is a front elevation. Fig. 4 isa detail section.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the body or seat frame of the chair, Whichis provided at each iof its corners with a supporting leg 2, and from the rear of which risesija back-3, having its sides formed by stantaneousmanner' into a rocker.

barswl; The seat portion of the body may 'be plain, caned or upholstered in any preferred manner, or may serve to support a removable mattress or cushion 5. l

The legs 21 are adapted toy rest uponl the upper edges of rocker-s6, which latter are hinged, or pivoted to the` legs Ito be turned down to the operative position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 or upwardly on the inner sides ofthelegs toan inoperative osition `to let the legs rest squarely *upon t 'e iloor 'as .shown in lFig.' 4.

By this means the chair is `adapted to Vserve as an ordinary stationary chair having supportiiig'means, or may be converted in a practically in- On the outer sides of the rocker are keeper loops 8 adapted to receive bolts `9 on the outer sides of the legs, by which the rockers may be secured inoperative position, and upon the inner side of each leg is a vertically, movable bolt 10 adapted to engage sockets or recesseszin the undeisides of the rockers, byl

which the latter may be secured in an inoperative position.

body portion arel'liinged or pivoted, as at arm rests or leaves 13, each comprising 'ia board or plate of proper dimensions. These Upon the upper` edges of the sidesqflthei,

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leaves are `adapted tobe "turned upto ai Vertical position `to perform the ordinary iunction, of arm rests, or either one or bot-i iiiayi'be 'turned outwardly and downwardly to a horizont-al position to torintasheltto support needle vwork or articles of various kinds for the convenience-'gef the person seated in the chair. Ea'c leaf is provided' at its upper rear edgefivith a ton lie` 14 'adapted to iit within a recessfin the a jacent bar l and to be coniiiiedlsit yfrein byla pin orv key 16 fitted in eyes or keeper loops arranged above and below said recess; byewhich the leaf may be securedy-iii-a verticalilposition. On the outer or underside of each le f is pivotall mounted, asiat 17, a brace 8, .the

socket or recess 19 formed in tlielfafjacentV side of the chair bodyfiivhereby the'leaf may be supported in a liorizoiitalposition.

Pivoted to the upper edge ofjthe front portion of the seat frame, as at 20, is aleaf or apron 21, which, like the rests or leavesA 13, is also adapted to be turned up to a ver- 'tical positions-nd which is provided With hooks oi catches 22 to engage screwV eyes orkeepei's 23 on the rests 13 for holdin it `in a vertical position. Theouter or un erside of said apron has pivotedthereto, asat 24, a brace 25 similar to the braces 18 and which is adapted to engage a socket or recess 26 inthe front Wall of the chair bodyto support said leaf in a hoi'iviontal position.

lt Will be understood from the foregoing description that the arm rests Vand apron may be arranged vertically to convert the chair into. a small bed oi' crib, either of the stationary or rocking type, that by extending the api-on 21 horizontally, such ,apron may beniade to serve` as an extension support for variovspui'poscs, and that when it is not desired to .employ the arm rests and apron for any purpose, they 4may be tilted down lvertically upon the outside of the chair seat frame. i Hence, it will be apparent that the invention-provides a chairwhich may be converted from an ordinary plain chair into a rocking chair and vice versa, and from andwhicli is also adapted forthe adjustment of its arms to secure increased comfort and lconvenience innse.`

"either into achilds bedstead or crib, at will,

Having' thus fully described the invention,

what 1s claimed as new is l. A chair embodying a seat frame, a back rigid therewith, said back being provided at its sides with recesses, leaves pivotally con# nected at their lower edges tothe sides of the seat frame for movement from ev hori- Zonta-l to a vertical position and vice versa, said leaves being provided With tongues to tit within said recesses, fasteners for holding the tongues seated within the recesses to secure the leaves int-a vertical position, and means for supporting said 4leaves from the seat frame when the leaves are in a horizontel position.

' 2. A chair embodying a seat frame, e back rigid therewith, leaves pivotally connected with the sides of the seat frame for movement. from a vertical to a horizontal position Yand'vice versa, means for securinsaid leaves in nvverticalposition to the rigid aok, Ineens for supporting seid leaves 1n a horizontal eef pivotally mounted upon the front of ie seat frame so as to be swung upward or downward in-a vertical position, and means for securing said leaf when in an upturned position to the upturned firstmentioned leaves.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BERTHA. HCR-TGN'.

yposition from the sides of the seat frame, a tl Witnesses L. N EWBY, M. B. BAKER. 

